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Society of Fibre Artists of the Annapolis RiverMon, 30 Jul 2018 11:23:16 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.16Happy World Embroidery Day!http://www.sofaar.ca/2018/07/30/happy-world-embroidery-day/
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:23:16 +0000http://www.sofaar.ca/?p=561Take a moment today to work on a project to celebrate World Embroidery Day.

Manifesto for World Embroidery Day 30th of July

Textile reflects our world; embroideries can show the expressions of our time. Embroidery and textiles can focus on the social injustices between countries.

By the means of embroidery we can draw attention to the necessity of engaging in the force of textile in global trade and with it in world peace. Textiles is a power and let us use embroidery as an inspiration for people to engage in creativity that leads to a better understanding between countries and between people.

To embroider is a peaceful occupation. It can be traditional made from a common remembrance, drawn designs, from a pattern, or from your own imagination. You em- broider for joy, beauty, decoration and for the creation of identity.

People embroider out of joy, as a hobby, professionally, for the bare necessities of life and as an act of freedom. You embroider together with others or in meditative soli- tude.

We want to acknowledge embroidery as an act of free creativity, which can lead to free, creative thoughts and ideas. We want to tie our embroidery threads from the privi- leged northern hemisphere together with stiches that are sewn by embroidering sisters and brothers all over the world.

We want to be part of a joyfully creative peace movement.

The initiative came from Skåne Sy-d, a local group of Broderiakademin, the SwedishEmbroiderer’s Guild. The first World Embroidery Day took place in Vismarlöv, 30th July 2011. The importance of embroidery must be made known and World Embroidery Day will spread around the world. Make 30th July a day filled with creativity for the sakeof Peace, Freedom and Equality.

www.broderiakademin.nu

Showing and telling in Bridgetown. January 20th 2018

]]>Fibre gathering July 26thhttp://www.sofaar.ca/2018/07/20/fibre-gathering-july-26th/
Fri, 20 Jul 2018 16:57:16 +0000http://www.sofaar.ca/?p=557SOFAAR invites you to a BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) gathering on July 26, 6 to 8 p.m., upstairs at ARTsPLACE (396 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal).

This is a time to work on your current project, maybe get some help with a snag, and visit with your fellow SOFAAR members.

For those participating in East Meets West, this is an opportunity to get any questions answered about finishing, hanging sleeves, etc., and/or to submit your work.

If you are putting a piece or pieces in the Members’ Exhibit (due date August 16th for submissions) and you would like that photographed for the submission, please bring along that work as well.

Céleste will be on hand to answer questions about this exhibit.

We hope to see you there!

Stitching together

]]>ONE Retreat room left!http://www.sofaar.ca/2018/06/29/one-retreat-room-left/
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:21:26 +0000http://www.sofaar.ca/?p=553There is only ONE remaining room at the Hillsdale House Inn for our Fabulous Fall Fibre Retreat!
The time to book it is NOW!

There are a few possible day-stitching spots still up for grabs.

Please contact us for more information and to register.

It’s going to be a Fabulous Fall Fibre event!!

]]>DMC floss now in Annapolishttp://www.sofaar.ca/2018/06/19/dmc-floss-now-in-annapolis/
Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:30:59 +0000http://www.sofaar.ca/?p=544The Variety Store in Annapolis Royal (a SOFAAR sponsor) is now carrying DMC embroidery floss. This is great news for all kinds of fibre artists in our area.

All members of SOFAAR are invited to participate in the annual members’ exhibition at the Chapel Gallery at ARCAC (Annapolis Region Community Arts Council) in Annapolis Royal from September 2 to October 13, 2018.

This year’s exhibition will not have a specific theme but we want to feature the excellence and the wide range of fibre art created by SOFAAR members. Submit your latest work or an older piece of which you are particularly proud to have created. We encourage original work but if it is not we ask that you credit the original designer. Acknowledgement should be given to anyone participating in the execution of the work, i.e., quilted by, framed by, etc.

Here are some things to keep in mind when you are preparing for the exhibition;

– This is a curated show, not a juried one. The Chapel Gallery is not a large space and the curator’s task is to look at the work that is submitted and choose pieces that will show the greatest variety of fibre art as possible in the available space.

– We are delighted to announce that Laurie Swim will be our curator. Recipient of numerous honours, including the 2013 Portia White Prize, Laurie Swim is arguably Nova Scotia’s best known fibre artist. Her most recent work, Hope and Survival, tells the story of the Halifax Explosion and was displayed at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in 2017 and the Museum of Industry in Stellarton, N.S, earlier this year.

– You are invited to submit multiple pieces.

– This year we ask that you submit digital images of your work for selection. For each entry submit one full image and one detailed image, in a .jpg format. Name your file as follows; last name, first name, title, for example: SmithJaneWaterlilliesFull.jpg for the full image and SmithJaneWaterlilies Detail.jpg for the close-up detailed view. The curator will choose entries for the show from the digital images.

– Email your photos to info@sofaar.ca with the following information for each entry by the deadline for receipt of entries, August 10, 2018:

Title of the piece

Size: height X width

Materials used

Is the piece for sale? If so, what is the price? Please note that ARCAC will take a 10% fee if the work is sold.

You must include an artist’s statement with your submission. The statement is simply one or two sentences explaining what inspired you to create the piece.

Does SOFAAR have permission to use your photos to promote the exhibition?

– Each piece must be clearly labelled on the back with the artist’s name and the title of the work.

– Work to be hung must be ready for hanging, including a hanging rod, if applicable, and any special hardware if a simple nail will not suffice. If your work requires a special display, please provide it.

– Work may be for sale but the piece must remain until the closing date of the Exhibition. ARCAC will handle all sales, including credit cards, and will take a 10% fee.

-Although every care will be taken of the submitted work, the responsibility for loss and damage whilst in exhibition cannot be accepted by SOFAAR or ARCAC. We strongly advise that each artist obtain commercial insurance to cover the work in exhibition.

– Once you have been notified that your entry will be welcomed in the show we ask that you deliver your work to ARCAC, 396 St George Street, Annapolis Royal, August 29, 2018, between 10 am and noon.

]]>2018 Retreat at Hillsdale House Inn!http://www.sofaar.ca/2018/05/29/2018-retreat-at-hillsdale-house-inn/
Tue, 29 May 2018 17:26:30 +0000http://www.sofaar.ca/?p=463SOFAAR will hold its 2nd Fibre crafting Retreat at the beautiful Hillsdale House Inn in Annapolis Royal the weekend of September 28th.

The rooms are filling up fast at the Inn, there are only 4 now available (rooms: 1, 4 ,9 and 14). We have been offered a special price for these rooms as well as an early-bird Thursday night rate for those who would like to have the whole day on Friday to work on their projects.

There are also several days-stitching spots available. These allow you to participate in the Retreat even if you stay somewhere else!

]]>Show and Tell – Works in Progress -June 1st and June 2ndhttp://www.sofaar.ca/2018/05/23/show-and-tell-works-in-progress-june-1st-and-june-2nd/
Wed, 23 May 2018 23:48:23 +0000http://www.sofaar.ca/?p=516SOFAAR members will be showing and telling in Annapolis Royal on Friday evening, June 1st and on Saturday, June 2nd.

This is our annual members’ exhibit and along with presenting finished work, members will be on hand working on their pieces. You will have a chance to see fibre crafting in action.

Our Friday evening event is held in conjunction with First Fridays in Annapolis Royal. The first Friday of every month, stores are open late and there are events and music. Please see the Town website for events.

SOFAAR’s show and tell will take place at Mrs. Nicholson Home at 212 St-George St in Annapolis Royal from 6 pm to 8 pm on the Friday evening and from 10 am to 3 pm on the Saturday.

We hope to see you there.

Working away…
]]>Fun fibre day: Saturday May 12thhttp://www.sofaar.ca/2018/05/07/fun-fibre-day-saturday-may-12th/
Mon, 07 May 2018 20:13:29 +0000http://www.sofaar.ca/?p=508SOFAAR will be holding its next fun fibre gathering day this coming Saturday, May 12th at the home of Marilyn Preus, 81 Chute Road in Bear River from 1:30 to 4 pm.

This casual gathering is open to all members to come and work on their projects and spend time with like-minded fibre crafters. Bring something to show and tell and bring your current project to work on.

Have a question that needs answering ? Or wish a second opinion about your project ? Others will be there to offer support and encouragement.

Refreshments will be served.

Hope to see you there.

]]>Come Play with Us – Saturday, May 5th 2018http://www.sofaar.ca/2018/03/29/come-play-with-us-saturday-may-5th-2018/
Thu, 29 Mar 2018 17:17:59 +0000http://www.sofaar.ca/?p=500SOFAAR will host its 2nd annual Come Play with Us event at the Firehall in Annapolis Royal on Saturday, May 5th from 10 to 4.

]]>SOFAAR welcomes new boardhttp://www.sofaar.ca/2018/03/20/sofaar-welcomes-new-board/
Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:37:54 +0000http://www.sofaar.ca/?p=497A huge thank you to all the members who donated items and those who came out to attend SOFAAR’s 2nd annual AGM and stash sale. It was a roaring success!

The membership elected the following slate of directors for 2018:

Grace Butland

Rachael Cheechoo

Donna Conyers

Ken Flett

Christine Igot

Gail Robertson

Celeste Thibodeau-Stacey

Sharon Moody

Your newly elected executive for the year is:

President – Grace Butland

Vice President – Celeste Thibodeau Stacey

Secretary – Christine Igot

Treasurer – Gail Robertson

We look forward to a busy and successful year.

Reminder: The next issue of Snippets is coming up later this month. If you have any news that you think would be of interest to the SOFAAR membership – workshops, exhibitions, good books, websites, photos of your current or recently completed projects – anything at all that is fibre-related – please send them to info@sofaar.ca. We need your news!